(d) A hospital service
corporation or medical service corporation as defined in section 20‑822.

(e) An accountable health
plan as defined in section 20‑2301.

3. "Person" includes this state
and any agency or political subdivision of this state.END_STATUTE

START_STATUTE36-1322.Discrimination
prohibited; immunity

A. A
person may not discriminate against a health care entity on the basis that the
health care entity does not provide, assist in providing or facilitate in
providing any health care item or service for the purpose of causing or
assisting in causing the death of any individual, such as by assisted suicide,
euthanasia or mercy killing.

B. A
health care entity is not liable in any civil, criminal or administrative
action for declining to provide any health care item or service for the purpose
of causing or assisting in causing the death of any individual as specified in
subsection A of this section.

C. This section does not apply to the
withholding of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for a patient with a valid
prehospital medical directive as provided in section 36‑3251 or a similar
medical order to withhold cardiopulmonary resuscitation issued by a licensed
health care provider. END_STATUTE

A. A
health care entity may bring a civil action in superior court for a violation
of section 36‑1322.

B. An
additional burden or expense on another health care entity arising from the
exercise of rights pursuant to section 36-1322 is not a defense in any civil
action under this section.

C. If
the superior court finds that discrimination in violation of section 36-1322
occurred, the court may award any of the following:

1. Actual
and compensatory damages, including damages for emotional distress.

2. Court
costs and attorney fees.

3. Preventive
relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, a restraining order or
any other order against the person responsible for a violation of section
36-1322.END_STATUTE

Sec.2.Construction

This act
does not create or recognize a right to assisted suicide, euthanasia or mercy
killing. The legislature does not intend to make lawful any action
intended to cause or assist in causing a person's death that is currently
unlawful.